teeter

US [ˈtiːtə(r)]
UK [ˈtiːtə(r)]
  • v.蹒跚；摇晃；上下动；前后动
  • n.【游】跷跷板
  • Web倾斜；摇摆；摇摇欲坠
Simple Present：teeters  Present Participle：teetering  Past Tense：teetered  

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teeter
v.
1.
摇晃；蹒跚行走；踉跄；摇摇欲坠to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall
She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.
她穿着高跟鞋一步三晃地跟在他后面走。
IDM
The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
这个国家正处在内战的边缘。
teeter on the brink/edge of sth
处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
这个国家正处在内战的边缘。

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AllAll,蹒跚蹒跚,摇晃摇晃,上下动上下动,前后动前后动,跷跷板跷跷板,倾斜倾斜,摇摆摇摆,摇摇欲坠摇摇欲坠
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1.
Brian finished the "H-vac" programme in 2007 at the top of his class, but he landed in an economy already beginning to teeter.
2007年，布赖恩以全班前几名的成绩完成了H-vac课程，但此时美国经济已开始步履蹒跚。
èr líng líng qī nián , bù lài ēn yǐ quán bān qián jǐ míng de chéng jì wán chéng le H-vac kè chéng , dàn cǐ shí měi guó jīng jì yǐ kāi shǐ bù lǚ pán shān 。
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2.
Up to now, the White House on the arrest of the president has been a good buddy to remain silent, Teeter Cosme I did not interview.
截至目前，白宫对总统好哥们被捕一事一直保持缄默，蒂特科姆本人也没有接受采访。
jié zhì mù qián , bái gōng duì zǒng tǒng hǎo gē men bèi bǔ yī shì yì zhí bǎo chí jiān mò , dì tè kē mǔ běn rén yě méi yǒu jiē shòu cǎi fǎng 。
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3.
We were saving at close to zero percent throughout 2007 and into 2008, but when the economy began to teeter, people started to save.
2007年我们的存款率还在零点徘徊，但当经济开始下滑的时候，人们就开始储蓄了。
èr líng líng qī nián wǒ men de cún kuǎn lǜ hái zài líng diǎn pái huái , dàn dāng jīng jì kāi shǐ xià huá de shí hou , rén men jiù kāi shǐ chǔ xù le 。
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4.
Unlike in Tunisia and Egypt, Yemeni street protests have so far only managed to teeter on the edge of an uprising.
不像在突尼斯和埃及，也门街头抗议迄今只有设法蒂特对起义的边缘。
bù xiàng zài tū ní sī hé āi jí , yě mén jiē tóu kàng yì qì jīn zhǐ yǒu shè fǎ dì tè duì qǐ yì de biān yuán 。
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5.
Since about a week ago. Didn't Mr. Teeter tell you? It's a new policy.
大概是一个礼拜以前。难道提特先生没告诉你吗？这是新的政策。
dà gài shì yī gè lǐ bài yǐ qián 。 nán dào tí tè xiān sheng méi gào su nǐ ma ? zhè shì xīn de zhèng cè 。
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6.
Suddenly the boy felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
这个小男孩突然踉跄向前，开始失去平衡。
zhè ge xiǎo nán hái tū rán liàng qiàng xiàng qián , kāi shǐ shī qù píng héng 。
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7.
Who would have thought that the mighty Halifax could be brought to its knees and teeter on the verge of nationalisation?
谁会想到昔日强大的哈利法克斯银行会被迫屈服蹒跚着走向国有化的道路？
shuí huì xiǎng dào xī rì qiáng dà de hā lì fǎ kè sī yín háng huì bèi pò qū fú pán shān zhe zǒu xiàng guó yǒu huà de dào lù ?
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8.
the state budget is still in surplus even as California and New York teeter on the edge of bankruptcy.
州预算仍有盈余，而加州、纽约州还在破产边缘摇晃。
zhōu yù suàn réng yǒu yíng yú , ér jiā zhōu 、 niǔ yuē zhōu hái zài pò chǎn biān yuán yáo huàng 。
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9.
Much like a teeter-totter, one's life goes through periods of harmony and periods of difficulty.
就象跷跷板，人生会经历和谐时期和困难时期。
jiù xiàng qiāo qiāo bǎn , rén shēng huì jīng lì hé xié shí qī hé kùn nan shí qī 。
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10.
As a result, the United States and the European Union, already grappling with shaky credit markets, would teeter on recession.
因此，美国和欧盟（已经忙于对付摇摇欲坠的信贷市场）将陷入衰退。
yīn cǐ , měi guó hé ōu méng ( yǐ jīng máng yú duì fù yáo yáo yù zhuì de xìn dài shì chǎng ) jiāng xiàn rù shuāi tuì 。
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